Healing of an Unnamed Sister in Preston

“A young sister in this branch, who has left her home and friends for the sake of the Gospel, was on July 21, 1895, taken seriously ill with a disease of the throat and lungs. Her throat was so choked that she could not swallow, and she could only speak in a whisper. Elder Crosby and I were sent for, and we found her in a very weak condition. After fasting and prayer we administered to her, and I anointed her with oil. Immediately after taking our hands from her head I sat down and I had only just done so when she sat upright (she had been reclining upon the sofa) and, addressing us in her natural tone of voice, declared she was well. The change was so sudden and remarkable that for a few seconds I sat looking in astonishment at her, scarcely able to credit my senses, but as time went on and she continued to speak just as usual my heart became filled with gratitude to my Heavenly Father for His goodness to our sister and for such a direct and wonderful answer to my fasting and prayer; for I left the house with my testimony strengthened and with a greater desire than ever to defend and advocate to the best of my ability the principles of righteousness. Immediately after we left the house our sister ate a good hearty meal, the first nourishment she had been able to swallow for thirty hours, and she has continued well ever since.”

— James Duckworth, Millennial Star